Kickapoo High School (Viola, Wisconsin)

Kickapoo High School
Location
6520 S. State Highway 131
Viola, Wisconsin 54664
Information
Type Public
School district Kickapoo Area School District
Principal Aaron Mithum
Grades 6-12
Enrollment 242
Color(s) Red, Black, and White
              
Mascot Panthers
Information (608) 627-0100
Website www.kickapoo.k12.wi.us

Kickapoo High School is a high school and middle school located in Viola, Wisconsin, United States. Part of the Kickapoo Area School District, it serves grades 6-12. Enrollment is 242. The student to teacher ratio is 12:1. In 2007, Kickapoo High School was awarded the U.S. News Silver Star Award; it was one of three Wisconsin high schools to receive this honor.[1]

Sexual assault incident

In 1992, Kickapoo High School Principal Norbert Schroeder was charged with four counts of second-degree sexual assault for having sexual intercourse with a female student.[2] The student said that she had sexual intercourse with Schroeder several times between March and May 1992. Schroeder pleaded guilty to one count of sexual assault and was sentenced to nine months in prison, five-years parole, and 500 hours of community service.[3][4] Schroeder was suspended without pay by the school after his indictment and resigned upon his conviction.[3]

Extracurricular activities

Music

In 2009, the Kickapoo High School Music Department was awarded $10,000 from The Mr. Holland's Opus Foundation for excellence in the music education program. The award is given to 50 poverty-level schools yearly, out of the 2000 that apply.

Athletics

Kickapoo High School is a member of the Ridge & Valley Conference. Its athletic teams are known as the Panthers. The school's football team reached the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association Division 6 state title game in 1989, though it lost to Augusta High School.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Kickapoo Middle School/High School Principal Welcome". Retrieved 2009-04-19.
  2. ↑ "Principal Charged With Sex Assault". Wisconsin State Journal. 3 July 1992.
  3. 1 2 "Principal Guilty of Sexual Assault". The Capital Times. 11 July 1992.
  4. ↑ "Ex-Principal Gets Jail For Sex Assault". Wisconsin State Journal. 10 September 1992.
  5. ↑ Hernandez, Rob (28 September 1990). "Losing Put On Hold At Kickapoo". Wisconsin State Journal.

Coordinates: 43°29′39″N 90°40′40″W / 43.494142°N 90.677908°W / 43.494142; -90.677908


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